“CTE has become a catch-all reason for troubling symptoms in many athletes. It makes a lot of sense: if you played football or another contact sport, and if you had hits to the head, then maybe you have CTE. It’s impossible to know for sure – at this point, CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, can […]

With quotes from neuropsychologists Drs. Scolaro Moser and Barr. A growing body of evidence is calling into question the long-held belief that extended rest is needed to treat a concussion in young people. More concussion specialists are encouraging patients to gradually resume normal activities as long as symptoms don’t worsen. For specific symptoms, such as […]